Sterling has always been a reasonable king. I’ve loved him ever since This Is Us!
Lances_Looky_Loo on
Absolutely makes sense!
Though I really miss the days of shows like Desperate Housewives that would literally have 23 hour long episodes every year.
Now I have to choke down 12 episodes of the Real Housewives, which never has murder, tornados or Edie Britt.
roastbeefbee on
Everyone needs to watch Paradise. It’s such a GOOD show
somuchsong on
For dramas, I prefer shorter seasons, honestly. There’s a lot less filler in a season of 8 episodes than there is in a season of 22.
For sitcoms, I always find myself wanting more when it’s a short season. I think the max amount of episodes Always Sunny has had in a season was 14 and the most recent series are only 8. It feels *really* short, in a way that it doesn’t with a drama.
Fancy_Yesterday6380 on
13 used to be the bare minimum. 8 is ridiculous for plot and character development
BB808BB on
I am obsessed with Sterling. If you guys are not watching Paradise watch it. He is brilliant. Julianne Nicholson is incredible.
And omg Thomas Doherty, James Marsden and Sterling. Too much eye candy.
eldritchdeergod on
shows with long seasons aren’t dead or gone. they’re just mostly network procedurals now. personally I love network procedures so I’m sitting pretty
fishonthemoon on
Am I wrong for liking 8-10 episodes? I cannot sit through shows with long seasons. Even before streaming, I would tap out eventually (with minor exceptions).
matnerlander on
We just started watching Arrow (a bit behind I know ) but the fact that it has 23 episodes in a season was sooooo nice. Supernatural is another good one. I refuse to watch anything with 8 episodes un Les theres 3 or more seasons out already.
paceisthetrick on
Streaming sites like Hulu and Prime are getting the best of both worlds with all the ads they still push
Wordnerdette999 on
I don’t mind shorter seasons, but I do mind 2-3 year waits between seasons.
a-hthy on
It’s kinda funny to me as a Brit seeing the chat about long episode seasons when our standard is like 6 episodes and you’re lucky if you get 8 ðŸ˜
MixedMediaModok on
But these streamers are also fighting tooth and nail for those long running legacy shows like Friends and the Office. If they don’t invest in their own long series like those the demographic is going to age out of those 20-30 year old shows. And they’ll be left with no new replacement.
Professional_Clue800 on
I love that shows have fewer episodes as I feel it allows them to create a tighter story that isnt just trying to add filler. But also I assume they can spend more money per episode.
I just finished catching up on the new season of Foundation and I I’m amazed at just how high the production value is. It’s a space opera where it truly feels like a whole living breathing universe. I doubt we could have anything like that with longer seasons.
But I also do love old sitcoms like Friends, The Office or Parks and Rec and appreciate that they have long seasons which generally remain at a high level of quality. I hope they don’t die out, but it seems like they probably will.
moon_dos on
yeah cuz the mega corporate media conglomerates have nothing to do with this… it’s ALL on the consumers 😒
Lyra_the_Star_Jockey on
Yeah, and streaming sites notoriously don’t have any ads, so this makes perfect sense.
SeanSweetMuzik on
Shorter seasons with actual substance and content vs. a lot of filler to make up a longer season is better. But if it’s rushed and not developed then that’s worse.
flirtydodo on
watching old 24 episode seasons is fun because one episode is the greatest hour of TV you have ever seen and the next one would be some bullshit that only a bunch of cocaine could provide. I am fine with 8-10 episodes, I just want annual seasons back.
NoHeadStark on
I don’t mind having only 8-10 episodes. What I do mind is that it takes 2-3 years for them to come out.
Christianduty on
Yeah, capitalism as I suspected lol. I knew it was never about actors being overworked.
I don’t know how some people, viewers, don’t want filler in their shows. Like sure, a show can’t always be stretching a plot to 20+ episodes like lost and 24 did, but most of them only do hints of the overarching stories. You went many episodes of Buffy or Desperate Housewives without thinking about the season’s main villain or mystery.
sophandros on
Star Trek fans have come on reddit for years bragging about how they subscribe to Paramount+ for each new Star Trek show and then cancel immediately after. Know what that led to? Star Trek shows getting canceled.
Such_King_2547 on
i mean, i don’t think billion dollar companies like apple and netflix are so parched for subscribers that they can’t give some of their shows seasons longer orders….
sophandros on
And for the record, I prefer short seasons if they are well written and get the story told. I don’t need fillers.
Impossible-Ground-98 on
I actually prefer shorter shows, 16 episodes like Korean dramas are enough. My issue is with dragging series through several seasons when the shows become successful. Two seasons is usually fine, but anything else is almost always a drop in quality.
Marvelous14 on
Honestly that makes perfect sense. Sorry can’t help much bud
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Sterling has always been a reasonable king. I’ve loved him ever since This Is Us!
Absolutely makes sense!
Though I really miss the days of shows like Desperate Housewives that would literally have 23 hour long episodes every year.
Now I have to choke down 12 episodes of the Real Housewives, which never has murder, tornados or Edie Britt.
Everyone needs to watch Paradise. It’s such a GOOD show
For dramas, I prefer shorter seasons, honestly. There’s a lot less filler in a season of 8 episodes than there is in a season of 22.
For sitcoms, I always find myself wanting more when it’s a short season. I think the max amount of episodes Always Sunny has had in a season was 14 and the most recent series are only 8. It feels *really* short, in a way that it doesn’t with a drama.
13 used to be the bare minimum. 8 is ridiculous for plot and character development
I am obsessed with Sterling. If you guys are not watching Paradise watch it. He is brilliant. Julianne Nicholson is incredible.
And omg Thomas Doherty, James Marsden and Sterling. Too much eye candy.
shows with long seasons aren’t dead or gone. they’re just mostly network procedurals now. personally I love network procedures so I’m sitting pretty
Am I wrong for liking 8-10 episodes? I cannot sit through shows with long seasons. Even before streaming, I would tap out eventually (with minor exceptions).
We just started watching Arrow (a bit behind I know ) but the fact that it has 23 episodes in a season was sooooo nice. Supernatural is another good one. I refuse to watch anything with 8 episodes un Les theres 3 or more seasons out already.
Streaming sites like Hulu and Prime are getting the best of both worlds with all the ads they still push
I don’t mind shorter seasons, but I do mind 2-3 year waits between seasons.
It’s kinda funny to me as a Brit seeing the chat about long episode seasons when our standard is like 6 episodes and you’re lucky if you get 8 ðŸ˜
But these streamers are also fighting tooth and nail for those long running legacy shows like Friends and the Office. If they don’t invest in their own long series like those the demographic is going to age out of those 20-30 year old shows. And they’ll be left with no new replacement.
I love that shows have fewer episodes as I feel it allows them to create a tighter story that isnt just trying to add filler. But also I assume they can spend more money per episode.
I just finished catching up on the new season of Foundation and I I’m amazed at just how high the production value is. It’s a space opera where it truly feels like a whole living breathing universe. I doubt we could have anything like that with longer seasons.
But I also do love old sitcoms like Friends, The Office or Parks and Rec and appreciate that they have long seasons which generally remain at a high level of quality. I hope they don’t die out, but it seems like they probably will.
yeah cuz the mega corporate media conglomerates have nothing to do with this… it’s ALL on the consumers 😒
Yeah, and streaming sites notoriously don’t have any ads, so this makes perfect sense.
Shorter seasons with actual substance and content vs. a lot of filler to make up a longer season is better. But if it’s rushed and not developed then that’s worse.
watching old 24 episode seasons is fun because one episode is the greatest hour of TV you have ever seen and the next one would be some bullshit that only a bunch of cocaine could provide. I am fine with 8-10 episodes, I just want annual seasons back.
I don’t mind having only 8-10 episodes. What I do mind is that it takes 2-3 years for them to come out.
Yeah, capitalism as I suspected lol. I knew it was never about actors being overworked.
I don’t know how some people, viewers, don’t want filler in their shows. Like sure, a show can’t always be stretching a plot to 20+ episodes like lost and 24 did, but most of them only do hints of the overarching stories. You went many episodes of Buffy or Desperate Housewives without thinking about the season’s main villain or mystery.
Star Trek fans have come on reddit for years bragging about how they subscribe to Paramount+ for each new Star Trek show and then cancel immediately after. Know what that led to? Star Trek shows getting canceled.
i mean, i don’t think billion dollar companies like apple and netflix are so parched for subscribers that they can’t give some of their shows seasons longer orders….
And for the record, I prefer short seasons if they are well written and get the story told. I don’t need fillers.
I actually prefer shorter shows, 16 episodes like Korean dramas are enough. My issue is with dragging series through several seasons when the shows become successful. Two seasons is usually fine, but anything else is almost always a drop in quality.
Honestly that makes perfect sense. Sorry can’t help much bud